YOSE.99S93
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	YOSE.99S93
Author Observation Code	YOSE.99S93
Location Fields:	MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
Confidentiality Status	exact location
Latitude	37.872940339 º
Longitude	-119.158825151 º
Author Location	YOSE -- Moraine above Walker Lake
Location Narrative	Take hwy 395 S from Lee Vining. Take rigth on Oil Plant rd. and follow to one canyon S of Bloody Canyon that has a sign denoting trail to Walker Lake. Follow rd. until it dead ends at parking lot. Walk 30M N from parking lot, up and over to N facing slope
State or Province	California
Country	United States
Named Places	region|state|province: California quadrangle: Mount Dana area|country|territory: United States
Layout Fields:
Shape	Rectangular
Area	1000 m²
Permanence	permanent plot
Environment Fields:
Elevation	2556.66239611387 m
Slope Aspect	315 º
Slope Gradient	20.5 º
Topographic Position	Midslope
Landform	canyon
Rock Type	igneous, unspecified
Landscape Narrative	Possible fire towards top of plot in last 50 yrs. as evidenced by a very old charred log.
Representativeness	This plot represents this stand very well. However, along this hillside there are widely spaced emer
Soil Drainage	well drained
Soil Depth	0 m
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	50 %
Percent Wood	3 %
Percent Litter	35 %
Percent Bare Soil	12 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	13-Jul-1999
Observation End Date	13-Jul-1999
Project	Yosemite National Park
Cover Method	NPS CoverMethod
Stratum Method	National Park Service
Stem Size Limit	10 cm
Taxon Observation Area	1000 m²
Cover Dispersion	contiguous
Overall Taxon Cover Values are Automatically Calculated?	yes
Stem Sample Method	full census
Plot Quality Fields:
Effort Level	Thorough
Plot Validation Level	(2) classification plot: sufficient for inclusion in a classification revision
Floristic Quality	High but incomplete
Bryophyte Quality	Very incomplete
Lichen Quality	Very incomplete
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
--no data--
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Plot marker in SE corner. B/W photos roll # 20; frame 26 SE>SW, frame 27 SE>NE, frame 28 SE>NW, frame 29 E>W. Color photos roll # 16; frame # 13 E>W, frame # 14 E>W.

Taxa occurring on this plot-observation
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ord Author Plant Name Original Interpretation, full Scientific Name Original Interpretation, Scientific Name without authors Original Interpretation, Common Name Original Interpretation, USDA Code Current Interpretation, full Scientific Name Current Interpretation, Scientific Name without authors Current Interpretation, Common Name Current Interpretation, USDA Code Stratum Cover Original Cover Code Basal Area Biomass Inference Area Stems: Stem Diameters (graphically): 1 Juniperus occidentalis Hook. Juniperus occidentalis Hook. Juniperus occidentalis western juniper Juniperus occidentalis Hook. **   Juniperus occidentalis Hook. Juniperus occidentalis western juniper Juniperus occidentalis Hook. **   Canopy 15 % 03       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 51 cm       1 stem(s) 63 cm       1 stem(s) 71 cm       1 stem(s) 72 cm       1 stem(s) 95 cm       1 stem(s) 2 Cercocarpus ledifolius Nutt. Cercocarpus ledifolius Nutt. Cercocarpus ledifolius curl-leaf mountain mahogany Cercocarpus ledifolius Nutt. **   Cercocarpus ledifolius Nutt. Cercocarpus ledifolius curl-leaf mountain mahogany Cercocarpus ledifolius Nutt. **   Tall Shrub 62.5 % 05       -none- 3 Artemisia tridentata Nutt. Artemisia tridentata Nutt. Artemisia tridentata big sagebrush Artemisia tridentata Nutt. **   Artemisia tridentata Nutt. Artemisia tridentata big sagebrush Artemisia tridentata Nutt. **   Short Shrub 2.5 % 02       -none- 4 Symphoricarpos rotundifolius Gray Symphoricarpos rotundifolius Gray Symphoricarpos rotundifolius roundleaf snowberry Symphoricarpos rotundifolius Gray **   Symphoricarpos rotundifolius Gray Symphoricarpos rotundifolius roundleaf snowberry Symphoricarpos rotundifolius Gray **   Short Shrub 2.5 % 02       -none- 5 Eriogonum umbellatum Torr. Eriogonum umbellatum Torr. Eriogonum umbellatum sulphur-flower buckwheat Eriogonum umbellatum Torr. **   Eriogonum umbellatum Torr. Eriogonum umbellatum sulphur-flower buckwheat Eriogonum umbellatum Torr. **   Short Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 6 Pinus monophylla Torr. & Frém. Pinus monophylla Torr. & Frém. Pinus monophylla singleleaf pinyon Pinus monophylla Torr. & Frém. **   Pinus monophylla Torr. & Frém. Pinus monophylla singleleaf pinyon Pinus monophylla Torr. & Frém. **   Short Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 7 Leptodactylon pungens (Torr.) Torr. ex Nutt. Leptodactylon pungens (Torr.) Torr. ex Nutt. Leptodactylon pungens granite prickly phlox Leptodactylon pungens (Torr.) Torr. ex Nutt. **   Leptodactylon pungens (Torr.) Torr. ex Nutt. Leptodactylon pungens granite prickly phlox Leptodactylon pungens (Torr.) Torr. ex Nutt. **   Short Shrub 0.5 % 01       -none- 8 Linanthus pachyphyllus Patterson Linanthus pachyphyllus Patterson Linanthus pachyphyllus Sierra linanthus Linanthus pachyphyllus Patterson **   Linanthus pachyphyllus Patterson Linanthus pachyphyllus Sierra linanthus Linanthus pachyphyllus Patterson **   Herbaceous 15 % 03       -none- 9 Poa secunda J. Presl Poa secunda J. Presl Poa secunda Sandberg bluegrass Poa secunda J. Presl **   Poa secunda J. Presl Poa secunda Sandberg bluegrass Poa secunda J. Presl **   Herbaceous 2.5 % 02       -none- 10 Melica stricta Boland. Melica stricta Boland. Melica stricta rock melicgrass Melica stricta Boland. **   Melica stricta Boland. Melica stricta rock melicgrass Melica stricta Boland. **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 11 Arabis platysperma Gray Arabis platysperma Gray Arabis platysperma pioneer rockcress Arabis platysperma Gray **   Arabis platysperma Gray Arabis platysperma pioneer rockcress Arabis platysperma Gray **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 12 Koeleria macrantha (Ledeb.) J.A. Schultes Koeleria macrantha (Ledeb.) J.A. Schultes Koeleria macrantha prairie Junegrass Koeleria macrantha (Ledeb.) J.A. Schultes **   Koeleria macrantha (Ledeb.) J.A. Schultes Koeleria macrantha prairie Junegrass Koeleria macrantha (Ledeb.) J.A. Schultes **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 13 Elymus elymoides (Raf.) Swezey Elymus elymoides (Raf.) Swezey Elymus elymoides squirreltail Elymus elymoides (Raf.) Swezey **   Elymus elymoides (Raf.) Swezey Elymus elymoides squirreltail Elymus elymoides (Raf.) Swezey **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 14 Achnatherum nevadense (B.L. Johnston) Barkworth Achnatherum nevadense (B.L. Johnston) Barkworth Achnatherum nevadense Nevada needlegrass Achnatherum nevadense (B.L. Johnston) Barkworth **   Achnatherum nevadense (B.L. Johnston) Barkworth Achnatherum nevadense Nevada needlegrass Achnatherum nevadense (B.L. Johnston) Barkworth **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none- 15 Machaeranthera canescens (Pursh) Gray ssp. canescens Machaeranthera canescens (Pursh) Gray ssp. canescens Machaeranthera canescens ssp. canescens hoary tansyaster Machaeranthera canescens (Pursh) Gray ssp. canescens **   Machaeranthera canescens (Pursh) Gray ssp. canescens Machaeranthera canescens ssp. canescens hoary tansyaster Machaeranthera canescens (Pursh) Gray ssp. canescens **   Herbaceous 0.5 % 01       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Canopy 5 m 10 m 20 % Dwarf Shrub     0 % Emergent     0 % Epiphyte   0.5 m 5 % Herbaceous   0.5 m 20 % Nonvascular   0.5 m 5 % Short Shrub   0.5 m 20 % Sub-Canopy     0 % Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m 70 % Vine/Liana     0 %
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